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• The Status of Mine Fire Research in the United States
  9/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This paper summarizes recent accomplishments in a research program that is addressing mine fire prevention, detection, management, and suppression, and provides an overview of the next phase of the NIOSH mine fire research program.
• CO Dispersion from a Coal Fire in a Mine Entry
  6/1/2006 - Conference papers
  Five mine fire experiments were conducted in a 2.08-m-high, 2.90-m-wide ventilated mine entry in NIOSH's Safety Research Coal Mine to determine the effect of the dispersion of carbon monoxide (CO) on mine fire detection.
• Evaluation of Person-Wearable Methane Monitors
  1/1/2005 - Conference papers
  This paper describes test procedures used to evaluate performance of methane monitors that could be used underground for continuous personal monitoring of methane. The information in this report provides data that allow the reader to make side-by side c...
• In Mine Evaluation of Discriminating Mine Fire Sensors
  6/1/2002 - Conference papers
  An evaluation of multiple mine fire sensor types for nuisance alarm discrimination. The response of multiple fire sensor types to three small coal fires and three small conveyor belt fires in the presence of diesel emissions was evaluated.
• An Active Proximity Warning System for Surface and Underground Mining Applications
  2/1/2001 - Conference papers
  NIOSH has developed an active proximity warning system called HASARD (Hazardous Area Signaling and Ranging Device) for warning workers as they approach known dangerous areas around heavy mining equipment and other dangerous work zones.
• Overview of Mine Fire Detection
  8/1/1998 - Conference papers
  Several experimental programs were conducted at the Pittsburgh Research Center to investigate the level of mine fire detection and alarm capability possible using state-of-the-art technology.
• One-Way Fire Warning Alarm System for Underground Mines
  7/1/1990 - Conference papers
  An ideal fire warning alarm system for underground mines would be low cost, convenient, fast, reliable, and able to warn all underground workers. The U.S. Bureau of Mine devised a one way communication system employs a large loop antenna and transmitter...